Meaning

noun the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; - George Meredith

noun a fixed and persistent intent or purpose

noun a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die

originFrom Middle English willen, wullen, wollen, from Old English willan (“to want”), from Proto-West Germanic *willjan, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (“to choose, wish”). Cognates Cognate with Yola ill, weel, well, will, woul, wull (“will”), North Frisian wale, wel (“to want”), Saterland Frisian and West Frisian wolle (“to want”), Alemannic German and Central…

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